pd - Keen Handcrafted Thuya Burl Broadwell Nouveau Sceptre Chrome/22kt Gold Pen For Sale

Featuresof the Broadwell Nouveau Sceptre Pen: All exposed accent rings, bands and caps include elegant custom casted 3 dimensional Art Nouveau designs. Components are cast, polished and plated with a durable 2 micron 22kt gold plate and Chrome Includes a Chrome plated pen nib with a steel Schmidt cartridge with a ceramic point.
AboutDavid BroadwellDavid Broadwell is an accomplished custom art knifeand pen maker withtwenty-four years experience shaping & sculpting a variety ofmetals, fine woods, ivories, and stone. His pens have been featured inStylophiles online magazine, Pen World International, Stylus Magazine,and was showcased in the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) 3MInnovative Tools 2002 Exhibition. His hand made pens sell for thousandsof dollars.
David\'s expertise and meticulous attention to detail brings his NouveauSceptre Pens to life with custom casted 3 dimensional Art Nouveaudesigns and premium platings.
Thuya Burl is an exotic wood that the Greeks named thuya, meaning sacrifice, because they used an oil distilled from it as incense in their religious ceremonies. Some churches still use it and as sandarac oil it is valued for medicinal uses. The burls are as beautiful as they are fragrant, and the Greeks and Romans vied with each other over furniture made from them. Thuya trees, along with cedars and oaks, once covered the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco, but because of over cutting, large areas have been treeless for hundreds of years. Thuya burl is fairly firm and dense with a high oil content but tends to be brittle. Its color varies from a rich, lustrous golden brown to nearly black. The eyes, perfectly round, are scattered about in some burls like the figure in bird\'s-eye maple; in others they are grouped as islands.
As a world-renowned artisan, I was able to form this fine writing instrument through a painstaking process that involved several hours and stages in order to present a finely polished work of art. Each blank was measured and drilled before inserting a brass tube. They were then trued on each end before being placed on my Rikon midi-lathe for the shaping using various chisels. When the desired shape was achieved, I then took them through a multi-stage sanding process finishing with nine steps of micro-mesh, followed by a multi-step polishing with Aussie Oil followed up with two coats of Cyanoacrylate and then finished off with three coats of Carnauba wax resulting in a glass like finish.
This fine writing instrument is destined to provide years of pleasure for the discriminating user. Its unique, one-of-a-kind design will speak volumes to your individuality, knowing that you are carrying the pride of handmade craftsmanship that is often lacking in a world of duplicity.
What you get:The exact pen picturedA Schmidt Ceramic Rollerball refill (in the pen)A protective plastic tubeCertificate of AuthenticityMy sincere thanks and appreciation